Adjustable head-piece



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3,068,487 ADJUSTABLE HEAD PIECE David F. Hair Fortland, Oreg. (1018 Spruce, Oswego, Oreg.)

Filed Mar. 31, 1960, Ser. No. 19,072 1 Claim. (Cl. 2175) This invention relates generally to improvements in head gear and more particularly to a head piece adapted to hug the head of a wearer and hold the hair in place while indulging in outdoor sports such as boating, horseback riding, motoring, skiing and similar activities.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a head piece of this character which is of light weight durable construction comprising a decorated frame made of two intersecting strips of bendable material to provide four arms which may be readily shaped into fitting conformity with the head of a user.

Another object is that the decorations applied to the arms may be varied to represent various school colors, class memberships, fraternal societies and similar organizations.

Another object is the provision of new and novel means of interconnecting the decorative elements and connecting the elements in their entirety to the frame.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof and in which:

FIGURE 1 is an elevational view of a head-piece made in accordance with my invention.

FIGURE 1A is a view showing the head-piece being worn by a user.

FIGURE 2 is a top plan view of a supporting frame for the decorative elements of the head-piece.

FIGURE 3 is a plan view of a typical decorative element in the process of manufacture.

FIGURE 4 is an edgewise view of FIGURE 3 from the left side thereof.

FIGURE 5 is a view similar to FIGURE 3 showing the decorative element when completed.

FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary top plan view on an enlarged scale of the head-piece showing means for interconnecting the decorative elements with each other and with their supporting frame.

FIGURE 7 is a fragmentary top plan view of the central area of the finished head-piece, and

FIGURE 8 is a sectional elevational view taken approximately along the line 8--8 of FIGURE 7.

With continuing reference to the drawings wherein like references of character designate like parts, and particularly FIGURE 2 thereof, reference numeral -1 indicates generally the frame of the head-piece which is made of at least two elongated strips 2 and 3 of bendable material, such as galvanized tin or the like, perforated for lightness, as at 4 and 5, and interconnected in cruciform by a rivet 6.

The decorative elements of the head-piece, by way of example and indicated generally at 10, may simulate bananas as amusement as well as ornamentation, but it will be readily understood that these elements may simulate other fruit, leaves, or other items, and colored in contrasting tones, as are the simulated bananas shown, to match various school colors, and worn by students, rally squads and the like, or colored to symbolize other organizations, baseball leagues or the like, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the one representation herein disclosed, nor the green and yellow coloring applied thereto. The decorative elements are preferably made of 3,008,487 Patented Dec. 18, 1962 Following this stitching operation, the element is re-' versed, or turned inside out, as shown in FIGURE 5, to thus assume the appearance of a banana, and at the same time provide a forwardly or upwardly extending pointed end 18.

When the elements are completed as just described, they are slid onto the arms 2 and 3 of the frame -1 until the pointed ends 18 meet, as shown in FIGURE 6, at the center of the intersection of the frame members, and

when so arranged are secured together as by stitching 20 and thus permanently attached to the frame. To conceal the interconnected ends of the elements 10, I provide top and bottom felt discs 21 and 22, respectively, secured together and to the interposed ends of the elements 10 as by stitching 23. These discs may be of a color to match either of the colors in the elements themselves or of a contrasting color, and as further ornamentation I may attach a colored ball 24 of yarn or similar material to the center of the top disc 21.

While I have shown a particular form of embodiment of my invention, I am aware that many minor changes therein will readily suggest themselves to others skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

Headgear of the class described comprising an adjustable headpiece nicluding two identical elongated interconnected intersecting bendable metal strips, arranged in four arms radiating equidistantly from said intersection at right angles to each other, a fabric covering loosely enclosing each of said arms, each of said coverings comprising two identical sections secured together about their marginal edges as by stitching and having an inner end and an outer end, the inner end of each of said coverings tapering to a point when applied to its respective arm and the pointed ends of all of the coverings in abutment with each other along intersecting lines diagonally across the intersection of said arms and interconnected along said lines as by stitching, whereby said arms and said coverings may be bent relative to each other and wherein said coverings will insulate the arms from the head of a wearer when the armsare bent into conformity therewith.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 595,176 Jones Dec. 7, 1897 666,132 Dover Jan. 15, 1901 919,984 Powell et al Apr. 27, 1909 1,899,636 Raulerson Feb. 28, 1933 2,428,937 Lazarus Oct. 14, 1947 2,462,679 Rosenau Feb. 22, 1949 2,849,007 Behr Aug. 26, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS 344,306 France June 25, 1904 566,005 Germany Dec. 9, 1932 723,031 Great Britain Feb. 2, 1955 OTHER REFERENCES Washington Star Pictorial Magazine, advertisement November 29, 1953. (Page 50 relied on.) 

